What Wal-Mart Learned from Patagonia

“Build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, use business to inspire, and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.” That’s the mission statement of eco-friendly outfitter Patagonia, while Wal-Mart’s is focused on perpetually low prices, at any cost. Despite their differences, the two companies are now working together. (If hell has indeed frozen over, we recommend the Nano Puff pullover in Forge Grey.) Wal-Mart is taking advice from Patagonia on green business practices, writes Monte Burke in the May 24 issue of Forbes:

Over the last two years Patagonia has shared its knowledge about greening its supply chain with Wal-Mart—for free.

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